1. Rub two sides of the pin with the sandpaper, so that the head becomes a flattened disc shape.

2. Cut a poppy shape from red card, and a leaf shape if required.

3. Use an embossing tool to impress lines in the petals.

4. Push the pin through the card, and add a little glue behind the pin head.

I only found out a few years ago that the poppies sold in Scotland are different from those in the rest of the UK - the Scottish ones have four petals and no leaf, and the others have two petals and a leaf (I used to think that those were special posh ones for newsreaders!).

You could also make a white peace poppy, or a purple one to honour animal victims of war.